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Model Specific Discussions => Trans-Am Camaros => Topic started by: wolfmin on May 22, 2013, 12:43:44 PM

Title: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: wolfmin on May 22, 2013, 12:43:44 PM

Does anybody have pictures of the 1969 Camaro driven by Paul Jett? It was orange and said "Handy Andy" on the rear fenders. I saw it at the MIS Trans Am in 1971.

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: Jon Mello on May 22, 2013, 02:06:16 PM

Here is one of Paul Jett's #97 in the garages at the 1971 Riverside Trans-Am. Dave Dralle's ex-Penske, ex-Woods Camaro is in the background (#62).

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/photo-058jettpikedralle_zps57d945ee.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/photo-058jettpikedralle_zps57d945ee.jpg.html)
John Ryals photo

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: wolfmin on May 22, 2013, 05:36:40 PM

Thanks Jon!

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: Jon Mello on May 22, 2013, 07:54:15 PM

You're welcome, Mike.  If I find any others, I'll post them.

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: oldtransamdriver on May 23, 2013, 01:01:47 AM

Anyone know what happened to this car? - raced against it a few times. 

Robert Barg

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: Jon Mello on May 23, 2013, 04:17:51 AM

No, I don't know what happened to it.  Paul Jett also raced a Mustang with Fred Van Beuren in the '67 Trans-Am series.

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: Jon Mello on May 25, 2013, 05:54:57 AM

The #97 orange Camaro of Paul Jett and the red #32 Dodge Challenger of Dick Brooks visible on the left.
Bob West's blue Mustang is on the right. This photo was taken at the 1971 Riverside Trans-Am.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/photo-028BobWest_zps8efce43d.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/photo-028BobWest_zps8efce43d.jpg.html)
John Ryals photo

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: Jon Mello on May 26, 2013, 06:19:33 AM

Another shot of Paul Jett's car as seen in an old Hot Rod Yearbook.

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: Jon Mello on March 25, 2016, 04:09:34 AM

I wonder if this is Paul Jett's former Handy Andy car...

http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1972/Sebring-1972-03-25-097.jpg (http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1972/Sebring-1972-03-25-097.jpg)

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: group/7 on March 25, 2016, 06:21:44 PM

here's a different image of the Quintanilla (Mexico) Camaro, post crash. maybe some better clues ?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/smuckatelli/8473459987/in/photostream/lightbox/

Mike (group/7)

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: Jon Mello on March 25, 2016, 06:39:38 PM

Thanks, Mike. This comparison shows some similarities.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Jett%20comparison_zpsyuy2hnpz.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Jett%20comparison_zpsyuy2hnpz.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Handy Andy Camaro
Post by: Jon Mello on March 26, 2016, 03:57:19 AM

Paul Jett drove this '68 Camaro during the 1970 Trans-Am season and a '69 bodied car during the '71 season. I don't know for sure if the '68 was re-skinned to a '69 body for '71 like the Jerry Lagod car, but I suspect so. Paul Jett quit Trans-Am to go Grand National stock car racing for '72 so I bet that was his old Camaro that crashed hard at the '72 Sebring race.